Brit University Bans Speakers from Censorship Conference

By Published on October 7, 2015

In a bizarre twist of irony, two reporters have been barred from a British university’s upcoming debate on modern feminism and free speech.

The University of Manchester’s Students’ Union said in a statement that Breitbart editor Milo Yiannapoulos and Guardian journalist Julie Bindel have been prohibited from participating in an event titled “From liberation to censorship: Does modern feminism have a problem with free speech?” as the pair allegedly violate the school’s “safe space” policy. According to that policy, free speech “should not be to the detriment of the rights of other individuals and groups.”

“Freedom of speech is important, yet intention to incite hatred is never acceptable,” the policy states.

Yiannapoulos told TheBlaze in an interview Wednesday afternoon that “the irony of it speaks for itself” as  their banishment from the event was “telling” of modern feminists who don’t just want to censor people that disagree with them — they want to censor everyone.

“In this debate, both participants have been banned because feminists on campus don’t want the debate to be had,” the British journalist said. “That’s the mark of a movement in genuine crisis, thrashing around in panic to cover up any discussion whatsoever in its own failings.”

“Freedom of speech is important, yet intention to incite hatred is never acceptable,” the policy states.

Yiannapoulos told TheBlaze in an interview Wednesday afternoon that “the irony of it speaks for itself” as  their banishment from the event was “telling” of modern feminists who don’t just want to censor people that disagree with them — they want to censor everyone.

“In this debate, both participants have been banned because feminists on campus don’t want the debate to be had,” the British journalist said. “That’s the mark of a movement in genuine crisis, thrashing around in panic to cover up any discussion whatsoever in its own failings.”

Read the article “Brit University Bans Speakers from Censorship Conference” on theblaze.com.

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